On Saturday, May 6th families and friends joined graduating seniors on the quad as Colby-Sawyer College held its 185th Commencement ceremony.
Colby-Sawyer will celebrate the graduation of 200 students at its 185th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Professor Kathleen Farrell will receive the Opler Award for Excellence in Advising at the Scholars and Leaders ceremony on May 5.
Isabelle Silva ’23 from Danvers, Mass., will receive the Colby-Sawyer Award at the 2023 Commencement ceremony.
As recipient of the college’s highest teaching award, the Jack Jensen Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professor Randy Hanson will give the 2023 Commencement address.
Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty Laura Sykes ’98 will receive the Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal for Distinguished Service at the 2023 Commencement ceremony.
Eve Burton, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Hearst and president of the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Colby-Sawyer's 2023 Commencement ceremony.